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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (9)

1. place so as to be noticed;
- Example: "post a sign"
- Example: "post a warning at the dump"
[syn: post, put up]

2. mount or put up;
- Example: "put up a good fight"
- Example: "offer resistance"
[syn: put up, provide, offer]

3. construct, build, or erect;
- Example: "Raise a barn"
[syn: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up]

4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
- Example: "I cannot bear his constant criticism"
- Example: "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
- Example: "he learned to tolerate the heat"
- Example: "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]

5. make available for sale at an auction;
- Example: "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"

6. preserve in a can or tin;
- Example: "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[syn: can, tin, put up]

7. provide housing for;
- Example: "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
[syn: house, put up, domiciliate]

8. provide;
- Example: "The city has to put up half the required amount"
[syn: put up, contribute]

9. propose as a candidate for some honor;
[syn: nominate, put up, put forward]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

put up \put up\ v. t. & i.
   1. to connect a device to a telephone line surreptitiously,
      so as to listen to or record the conversations of persons
      on the telephone without their knowledge; -- of
      telephones, persons, or locations. Used as police jargon.
      [jargon]

   Syn: wiretap, tap, intercept, bug.
        [WordNet 1.5] [+PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

put up
    v 1: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning
         at the dump" [syn: post, put up]
    2: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
       [syn: put up, provide, offer]
    3: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise,
       erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle,
       level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear
       down]
    4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
       his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
       lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
       heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
       [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
       stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
       put up]
    5: make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up
       three of his most valuable paintings for auction"
    6: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
       [syn: can, tin, put up]
    7: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new
       development outside the town" [syn: house, put up,
       domiciliate]
    8: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"
       [syn: put up, contribute]
    9: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: nominate, put
       up, put forward]